/*
 * Copyright 2007 Matt Jensen
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
 * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */
package org.jtell.internal;

import org.jtell.EventSink;
import org.jtell.EventChannel;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * <p>
 * <code>EventNotifier</code> defines the public interface to an event notifier. An event notifier handles the process
 * of passing an event to one or more event sinks, which ultimately pass the event to the application listener object.
 * </p>
 *
 * @see EventChannel
 */
public interface EventNotifier
{
    /**
     * <p>
     * Pass an event to zero or more event sinks.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param eventSinks the event sinks which are to be notified of the event.
     * @param event the event.
     */
    void notifyEventSinks(Collection<EventSink> eventSinks, Object event);
}
